Health Education

In the 23-24 school year, the middle school Science and Intro to Health courses includes Health topics for one six-week grading period.  Health education is a required component of our district curriculum. 

Health Education Standards:
You can view health education standards on the Oregon Department of Education Health page.

Scope and Sequence:
Here you can see the topics that are covered at each grade level:

Oregon City Together:
The Oregon City School District is a partner of Oregon City Together. The coalition moves data-driven prevention strategies from vision to practice. They focus on preventing youth from using marijuana, alcohol, vaping and increasing awareness of the dangers of fentanyl.

KnowYourNeuro:
Oregon City Together provides KnowYourNeuro to the students of Gardiner & Tumwata Middle Schools with a youth substance abuse prevention grant from Clackamas County Children, Family & Community Connections Division. Parents can also access this content and see what children are learning related to brain health, substance use/abuse, and thinking and coping skills.

Sexual Health:
Oregon does allow students to be opted out of lessons in the sexual health unit by their parent/guardian. Families can also come to the school to see the HealthyTeen textbook chapters that will be used or login to their student’s account for the online textbook through Classlink. The HealthyTeen textbook will be available to view at conferences on March 20-21 in Timber Hall. 

6th Grade Materials:
English Materials
Clackamas Women’s Services Slideshow: Middle School (“Sixth Grade” folder)

7th & 8th Grade Materials:
Puberty: Lesson 1 and Lesson 2
Identity: Lesson 3 Activity handout or Identity lesson
Consent: Lesson 4
Reproduction: Lesson 5 Female and Male
Pregnancy: Lesson 6a and Embryo to infancy lesson 6b
Contraception: Lesson 7 (updated)
STIs: Lesson 8 HIV/AIDS and Communicable Diseases
Clackamas Women’s Services Slideshow: Middle School (7th & 8th Grades: “Media Literacy”, “Bystander Intervention”, “Sexual Violence”, “Dating Violence”,  “Healthy Relationships”, “Roots of Violence”, and “Victim Empathy” folders)

Opt Out:
Parent/Guardian Letter About Sexual Health (used to opt your child out of certain topics)